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Danger to your cat – CORN AGAIN!

We had DRAMA today at our house! I have decided to test a new litter. The girls don’t care for change of any sort, thus changing to a different litter has been rather interesting.

A little background: We’ve used a product called Nature’s Miracle “Just for Cats” corn cob litter. Recently, I had read a number of articles about aflatoxin contamination with this and other corn-based litters. In an article here, it appears the company really never would take responsibility, declaring the litter to be fine as long as it doesn’t come in contact with moisture. Seriously? What do these people think happens in a litter box? So it was time to do some research.

We’re trying something called UltraPet Litter Pearls Micro Crystals. It looks like blue sand thus with our girls blue eyes, they look GOOD in it! 🙂 It is promoted as “low tracking, fragrance free, superior odor control, cat safe & cat preferred, inhibits bacterial growth, non-allergenic and low dust*, less to dispose. Change monthly, and 70% less landfill contribution”. It is made with ‘all natural materials: sand, oxygen and water. No minerals, no chemicals and no crystalline silicate’. SO, we’ll see how it goes.

We use a piece of furniture that was made for the actual litter box – a litter box hider. It looks like an old-fashioned cedar chest but not cedar. I vacuumed it well, got rid of all of the corn dust, sprayed with vinegar and water, wiped it down and air dried. Then I took the litter box to the shower and totally disinfected, dried, then put in the new litter. I have to say, it was dusty!!! But the girls seem to love it. Well, I should clarify: They seem to think it’s a new place to hang out. They’ve been lounging in the ‘foyer’ of the hider. There has been some usage though.

The way this works: the sand totally absorbs the urine thus there’s nothing to scoop. I swear, it just disappears! The poop is all you scoop. You need to gradually add more periodically to refresh, then eventually you need to do a total litter change. Demonstration Video

I’d like to hear about everyone’s experiences with various litters. Please feel free to post below.